Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
TertiarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry Cu-Au
Model78: Porphyry Cu-Au
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formHYDROTHERMAL DISSEMINATED; STOCKWORK\nBROAD DISSEMINATED ZONE IN NEAR VERTICAL SHEAR ZONE
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite, Sphalerite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite, Pyrite, Azurite, Chrysocolla
GangueBarite, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Fluorite, Epidote
Geology
Host rockGranodiorite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite
StructureFaults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1881
Discovery year1879
Identification
Deposit ID10106252
MRDS IDW032177
Alternate namesCopper King Mine Adams, Arizona MineCopper King Mine, Silver Crown District, Bartlett Copper King
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.14469, -105.18615
References
GSW BULL 50, P. 88USGS RI 5139Klein, Terry, 1974, Geology and mineral deposits of the Silver Crown Mining District, Laramie County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Preliminary Report No. 14, 27 p., 2 pls.DMEA Docket No. 2655, 110 p., http://minerals.usgs.gov/dockets/scans/wy/dmea/2655_DMEA.pdfCaledonia Resources Ltd Annual Report 1984\nCaledonia Reources Ltd Report To Shareholders 2/85\nCaledonia Resources Ltd Report To Shareholders 7/29/86\nCaledonia Resources Ltd News Release 5/12/87\nAston Resources Ltd Annual Report 1987 (7/14/88)\nRoyal Gold Inc Press Release 2/28/89\nCompass Resources NL Quarterly Report 12/31/94\nCompass Resources NL Quarterly Report 12/31/95\nMountain Lake Resources Inc 6/97 Annual Report 10/14/97\nMountain Lake Resources Inc 6/97 Annual Report 10/31/02Hausel, W.D., 1997, Copper,Lead,Zinc,Molybdenum,and Associated Metal Deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey, Bulltin 70. 227 pPay Dirt, 1999